Talk:Len Bias
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Yeah, i think his death was a sudden tragedy and it is so depressing to know that we lost one of the greatest African American basketball players to a drug overdose. He will be missed by many and the article was a beautiful piece dedicated on the behalf of his resting soul. May he continue to rest in peace and may many learn from his mistakes that cocaine can even take the life of a vigrant young star.
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[edit] Explain the context
Whoever put in the last sentence of the first paragraph about a District Court and Court of Appeals ruling that Bias was a drug user needs to explain the context. By way of illustration, was this as a result of a coroners inquest; or was this the finding of a judge or jury in some civil suit related to this matter; or was someone charged with a crime related to Lenny's death and this was the ruling of a criminal court. Please explain why a court took up the matter.--205.188.116.69 18:41, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
---context--- when it comes to the context, the case where it was cited he was a drug user was Bias v. Advantage International, Inc. which was the company that he hired to represent him and his career (agents). They were supposed to get a life insurance policy before the draft for him at his and his families request, then Advantage represented they did, although they did not and the Bias family sued on Len's estate's behalf, but lost in a summary judgment by the District Court and affirmed by the Court of appeals, because they proved that he had been a known drug user, and no insurance company would have insured him regardless. i just read the case in law school civil procedure class. i hope you get this, and it sheds some light.
[edit] Trial/ "ruled a drug user"
I don't know specific citations, but the drug dealer, Brian Tribble, was acquited, in a large part due to Len Bias's teammates testifying that he had used the drug previously on numerous occasions. basically the court found that he was not a "first time user" as was played up ( partly as drug war propaganda). His coach and family don't believe he had ever used cocaine because he was polite and church-going...
[edit] Neutrality?
"...defending champion Boston Celtics aka the greatest basketball franchise of all time..." This statement, along with a couple of other opinionated statements, should be removed or altered. 216.180.75.58 14:28, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Jay Bias
"On December 11, 1990, Bias's younger brother Jay, a promising high school basketball player, was shot to death in a dispute in the parking lot of Prince George's Plaza," actually Jay was a 20 year old mail room clerk at the time of his death.
